A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names of all the counties, provinces, remarkable cities, universities, ports, towns, mountains, seas, streights, fountains, and rivers of the whole world : their distances, longitudes, and latitudes : with a short historical account of the same, and their present state : to which is added an index of the ancient and Latin names : very necesary for the right understanding of all modern histories, and especially the divers accounts of the present transactions of Europe / begun by Edmund Bohun ... ; continued, corrected, and enlarged with great additions throughout, and particularly with whatever in the geographical part of the voluminous, Morey and Le Clerks occurs observable, by Mr. Bernard ; together with all the market-towns, corporations, and rivers, in England, wanting in both the former editions.
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A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names of all the counties, provinces, remarkable cities, universities, ports, towns, mountains, seas, streights, fountains, and rivers of the whole world : their distances, longitudes, and latitudes : with a short historical account of the same, and their present state : to which is added an index of the ancient and Latin names : very necesary for the right understanding of all modern histories, and especially the divers accounts of the present transactions of Europe / begun by Edmund Bohun ... ; continued, corrected, and enlarged with great additions throughout, and particularly with whatever in the geographical part of the voluminous, Morey and Le Clerks occurs observable, by Mr. Bernard ; together with all the market-towns, corporations, and rivers, in England, wanting in both the former editions.
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Bohun, Edmund, 1645-1699.
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London :: Printed for Charles Brome ...,
1693.
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Geography -- Dictionaries -- Early works to 1800.
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"A geographical dictionary representing the present and ancient names of all the counties, provinces, remarkable cities, universities, ports, towns, mountains, seas, streights, fountains, and rivers of the whole world : their distances, longitudes, and latitudes : with a short historical account of the same, and their present state : to which is added an index of the ancient and Latin names : very necesary for the right understanding of all modern histories, and especially the divers accounts of the present transactions of Europe / begun by Edmund Bohun ... ; continued, corrected, and enlarged with great additions throughout, and particularly with whatever in the geographical part of the voluminous, Morey and Le Clerks occurs observable, by Mr. Bernard ; together with all the market-towns, corporations, and rivers, in England, wanting in both the former editions." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28561.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
FOR the shortning this Index as much as was possible, I have intirely, 1. Omitted all those Latin Names which are formed from the Vulgar, and differ from them in little or nothing but their Termination. 2. The greatest part of the ancient Latin Names which are now in common use. 3. Most of those Latin Names which have the four first Letters of the Vulgar Names. In all which cases the Reader shall find the Word he seeks in the body of the Book in its proper place.
After almost every Name there is a Letter placed, which shews the Reader what it is: as,
C. City.
F. Fort or Castle.
I. Island.
K. Kingdom.
L. Lake.
M. Mountain.
O. Town.
P. Province, and Port.
R. River.
T. Territory.
Where any of these Letters are doubled there are several Places of the same Name.
The Latin Names are in the Roman Letter, and the Vulgar in the Itali∣an; and those that are in the English Letter, belong to England, Scot∣land, or Ireland.
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